Holder for yarn mops



Jan. 22, 1963 H. SIEMUND HOLDER FOR YARN MOPS 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 FiledOct. 18, 1961 FIG;

INVENTOR. HERBERT A. SIEMUND BY ATTORNEY Jan. 22, 1963 H. A. SIEM'UNDHOLDER FOR YARN MOPS 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Oct. 18, 1961 FIG.3

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HERBERT A. SIEMUND ATTORNEY United rates Patent Patented Jan. 22, 1963ice 3,074,092 HQLDER FOR YARN MOPS Herbert A. Siemnnd, Skokie, 111.,assignor to Greenview Manufacturing Company, Qhicago, 111., acorporation of Illinois Filed Oct. 18, 1961, Ser. No. 145,368 4 Claims.(Cl. 15-450) The present invention relates generally to yarn mops, andit has particular relation to a mechanical handle receiving socketholder for clamping the yarn mop therein.

Heretofore, there have been many different types of holders for yarnmops, including holders wherein the two clamping elements are bolted orotherwise secured removably together, which frequently requires the useof tool for assembling and disassembling. Other types have springpressed clamping elements, which if the spring tension is too weak, failto clamp the yarn mop head securely therein, and, if the tension is toogreat, the operator frequently does not have the strength to assembleand disassemble the unit with the yarn mop therein.

There has been provided with the present invention a simple, durable andinexpensive yarn mop holder that is not only devoid of screws, nutsand/or bolts, but also devoid of any spring pressed clamping elementswhich require considerable force to move or remove from lockingposition. In other words, this invention provides a mechanical mopholder for a yarn mop head that will securely clamp and/or release thesame without the use of tools or force, whereby anyone even a smallchild could operate the same without difficulty.

An object of the present invention is to provide a simple,

durable and inexpensive holder for yarn mops that is easy to manipulatefor inserting and/or removing the yarn mop head. Another object of theinvention is the provision of a holder for yarn mops that has a singlemovable part for securing and/or releasing the yarn mop head therefrom,which is devoid of any screws, nuts and/ or bolts or any spring pressingand/or spring urging members requiring tools or force to manipulate thesame.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention, which resultin simplicity, economy and efliciency, will be apparent from thefollowing detailed description, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming a part hereof, wherein like numerals indicate likeparts, in which:

FIGURE 1 is a fragmentary front elevational view of an assembled yarnmop embodying the principles of the invention;

FIGURE 2 is a fragmentary side elevational view of the yarn mop shown inFIGURE 1 with the frame in cross-section, but on a slightly differentscale;

FIGURE 3 is a fragmentary view of the mop assembly shown in FIGURE 1with its yarn mop head removed and its pivotal wedging member in itsopen or loading position; and

FIGURE 4 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view, taken substantiallyalong the line 44 of FIGURE 3, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring now to FIGURE 1, there is shown a metal yarn mop holderconsisting of a slightly tapered handle receiving socket member 11,adapted to receive removably a wooden handle member 12, having a fixedmop head supporting member 13 consisting of spaced arms 15 and 16projecting outwardly from one side, and a pivotal mop head wedgingmember 17 projecting outwardly from the opposite side between which issecured removably a conventional yarn mop head 18 when said members arejuxtapositioned or centered on the longitudinal axis of the receivingmember 11.

The tapered handle receiving socket member 11 is made up of two sheetmetal sections 19 and 21, stamped in the cross-sectional form of asemi-circle and having oppositely extending diametrical flanged edges 22and 23. The flanged edges 22 and 23 are permanently secured together byany suitable means, as for example, spotwelds (not shown), to provide ahollow handle receiving socket member 11, having an open top into whicha wooden handle 12 may be fitted frictionally for manipulating the same.

Below the hollow handle receiving socket, as best shown in FIGURES 1 and4, each section 19 and 2-1 is spaced and provided with an integralflange plate 26 and 27, respectively. The flange plates 26 and 27 eachhas an axial boss 28, which is circular in shape (see FIG- URE 4). Eachboss 28 is apertured axially, as indicated at 29, for receiving a shaft.The flange plates 26 and 27 each has an outwardly turned flange edge 31and 32, respectively, extending around the lower half of theirperipheries. Each flange edge 31 and 32 is notched or grooved in linewith the vertical axis of the socket memquadrant to the longitudinalaxis of the socket member 11, and is of a width to provide a space forpivoting the securing wedge member 17 therebetween, as will hereinafterbe more fully described.

The mop supporting member 13 consists of a single rod suitably bent toprovide spaced arms 15 and 16, which are integrally connected at thefree outer end 29 in a loop of one hundred and eighty degrees. heopposite ends of each arm 15 and 16 are looped, as indicated at 41 and42 (see FIGURE 4), to encircle their respective bosses 28. A section ofeach arm 15 and 16 adjacent the loops 41 and 42, as indicated at 43, isstraight and extends along an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis ofthe socket member 11 and through the notches 33, which serve to locksaid member in a fixed vertical position in line with the handle member11. The arms 15 and 16 have an intermediate section bent outwardly at anobtuse angle or at an angle that is substantially diagonal to thelongitudinal axis of the holder, as indicated at 44. The lower endsection 46, which actually supports the yarn mop head 18, is bentsubstantially inwardly at right angles to the intermediate sections, asindicated at 47. The section 46 is slightly arcuate but projects alongsubstantially a horizontal plane, as best shown in FIGURES 1 and 3, thatextends and crosses transversely of said longitudinal axis.

The pivotal securing or wedging member 17 consists of a single rodhaving its inner end bent into a loop, as indicated at 51. The loopedend 51 is mounted between the flange plates 26 and 27 and over a bearingmember 53, which, in turn, is mounted on a shaft The shaft 52 ispositioned through the apertures 29 in the bosses 28 of said flangeplates 26 and 27. The adjacent side and bottom sections of the flangeplates 26 and 27 prevent the pivotal member 17 from pivoting clockwisebeyond the vertical in such direction, but the space 34 along theopposite side and bottom quadrant permits pivoting through an arc ofninety degrees in a counterclockwise direction, which the drawings isfrom left to right. The shaft, which is shown in the form of a bolt 52,is threaded at one end, as indicated at 54, for receiving a locking nut'55. The wedging member 17 is mounted oppositely to the supportingmember 13 on the shaft 52, but obviously this is only a matter of choiceas both could be mounted in the same manner, if desired.

a The wedging member 17 has a similar straight section 56, a shorter butsimilar intermediate section 57 and a corresponding arcuate outer endsection 58, whose extreme outer free end 59 has been turned upwardly toprevent its catching in the strands of the yarn mop 18 when being movedinto its locking position.

It will be apparent that the supporting member 13 and the wedging member17 must be spaced vertically a distance slightly less than the thicknessof the yarn mop head 18 to be secured therebetween. While, in thedrawings, the supporting member 13 is shown to be the longer of the twomembers, it will be obvious that the wedging member 17 could be made toswing below the supporting member 13 instead of above the same withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention. Manifestly, the shape of thesupporting member 13 and the shape of the pivotal wedging member 17 neednot be limited to that shown in the drawing, but other shapes may beused which will wedgingly hold a yarn mop head removably therebetween.

In assembling the holder 11, the looped ends 41 and 42 are positioned ontheir respective bosses 28, the looped end 51 of the wedging member 17has its bearing member 53 inserted therein, and it is then positionedbetween the spaced flange plates 26 and 27 with its loop in horizontalalignment with the axial apertures 28 in the spaced bosses 28. A hub cap62 is mounted over the boss 23 and the encircling loop 41 of the arm 15on the boss 28 of the flange plate 26. The shaft bolt 52 may now beinserted through the aligned apertures until its threaded end 54projects beyond the boss 28 of the flange plate 27. Then a hub cap 63 ismounted over the projecting end of the shaft 52 and over the boss 28 andthe encircling loop 42 of the arm 16 on the flange plate 27, whereupon alocking nut 55 is threaded onto the projecting threaded end 54 of theshaft 52. The nut 55 is then tightened sufficiently to pull the assemblytogether while leaving the wedging member 17 free for manual ipivotingtransversely of the longitudinal axis of the holder and in the plane ofthe fixed member 13.

When it is desired to insert or remove a yarn mop head 18 from theassembly, it is only necessary to pivot the wedging member 17 to thecounterclockwise position shown in FIGURE 3, whereupon the yarn mop head18, supported by the spaced arms 15 and 16 of the supporting'member 13,may be replaced. By merely pivoting the wedging member 17 back clockwiseto the vertical position. shown in FIGURE 1, the yarn mop head 18 isagain locked into its mopping position.

Although I have shown and described in detail only one form which theinvention may assume, it will be readily apparent to those skilled inthe art that many modifications may be made therein without departingfrom the spirit thereof or from the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. An elongated holder for yarn mops having a socket member open at itsupper end for receiving a handle and having spaced fixed and pivotalsupporting members of difierent lengths depending from its lower end,

(a) said fixed member projecting downwardly and outwardly of said socketmember at an angle substantially diagonally to the longitudinal axis orsaid holder and having a lower section projecting inwardly andtransversely across said axis,

(b) said pivotal member projecting downwardly and outwardly of saidsocket member at an angle substantially diagonally to the longitudinalaxis of said holder and having a lower section projecting inwardly andtransversely across said axis,

(c) said pivotal member being movable transversely of the longitudinalaxis of said holder and in the plane of said fixed member, and p (d)said transversely extending lower sections of said members when'inclamping position extend in different substantially horizontal planesspaced vertically a distance slightly less than the thickness of theyarn mop to be secured therebetween.

2. An elongated holder for yarn mops having a socket member open at itsupper end for receiving a handle and having spaced fixed and pivotalsupporting members of difierent lengths depending from its lower end,

(a) said fixed member projecting downwardly and outwardly to one side ofsaid socket member at an angle substantially diagonally to thelongitudinal axis of said holder and having a lower section projectinginwardly and transversely across said axis,

([2) said pivotal member projecting downwardly and outwardly to theopposite side of said socket member at an angle substantially diagonallyto the longitudinal axis of said holder and having a lower sectionprojecting inwardly and transversely across said axis,

(c) said pivotal member swingable transversely of the longitudinal axisof said holder and in the plane of said fixed arm, i

(d) said transversely extending lower sections when in clamping positionextend in difierent substantially horizontal planes spaced vertically adistance slightly less than the thickness of the yarn mop to be securedtherebetween.

3. A holder for yarn mops havinga socket member open at its upper endfor receiving a handle and having spaced fixed and pivotal L-shapedsupporting arms of difierent lengths depending from the lower end,

(a) said L-shaped fixed arm consisting of spaced parallel rodsprojecting downwardly and outwardly to one side of said socket member atan angle substantially diagonally to the longitudinal axis of saidholder and having a lower section consisting of spaced parallel rodsprojecting inwardly and transversely across said axis,

(b) said pivotal L-shaped arm consisting of a single rod projectingdownwardly and outwardly to the opposite side of said socket member atan angle substantially diagonally to the longitudinal axisof said holderand having a lower section projecting inwardly and transversely acrosssaid axis,

(c) said pivotal arm being movable transversely of the longitudinal axisof the holder and in the plane of said fixed arm,

(b) said transversely extending lower sections when in clamping positionextend in difierent substantially horizontal planes spaced vertically adistance slightly less than the thickness of the yarn mop to be securedtherebetween, and

(e) said lower free end section of said pivotal arm when in' mop holdingposition extending in vertical alignment with the space between saidparallel rods of said lower free end section of said fixed arm.

4. A holder for yarn mops having a socket member open at its upperendfor receiving a handle and having spaced fixed and pivotal L-shapedsupporting arms of difierent lengths depending from its lower end,

(a) said L-shaped fixed arm projecting downwardly and outwardly to oneside of said socket member at an angle substantially diagonally to thelongitudinal axis of said holder and having a lower section projectinginwardly and transversely across said axis,

(b) said pivotal L-shaped arm projecting downwardly,

(d) means for limiting the pivotal movement of said pivotal arm, and

(2) said transversely extending lower sections when in clamping positionextend in different substantially horizontal planes spaced vertically adistance slightly less than the thickness of the yarn mop to be securedtherebetween.

UNITED STATES PATENTS Hoover Aug. 10, 1909 Wing Mar. 25, 1913 Hirth Nov.1, 1932 Soule May 16, 1944

1. AN ELONGATED HOLDER FOR YARN MOPS HAVING A SOCKET MEMBER OPEN AT ITSUPPER END FOR RECEIVING A HANDLE AND HAVING SPACED FIXED AND PIVOTALSUPPORTING MEMBERS OF DIFFERENT LENGTHS DEPENDING FROM ITS LOWER END,(A) SAID FIXED MEMBER PROJECTING DOWNWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY OF SAID SOCKETMEMBER AT AN ANGLE SUBSTANTIALLY DIAGONALLY TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OFSAID HOLDER AND HAVING A LOWER SECTION PROJECTING INWARDLY ANDTRANSVERSELY ACROSS SAID AXIS, (B) SAID PIVOTAL MEMBER PROJECTINGDOWNWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY OF SAID SOCKET MEMBER AT AN ANGLE SUBSTANTIALLYDIAGONALLY TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID